Newbie to this forum here! Hi all. Greetings from the heart of new england!

On to the response:

I too am concerned for the future of SWs. One of Lucas' original desires to make SW was the desire to bring the classic good vs. evil, and feel-good classic movies portrayed in the westerns of the 50s and 60s (which I would never watch personally, no fascination with that genre) back in new form, to the newer generation. (of the 70s) Although Abrams may be a good storyteller- his shows/films are much darker and realistic, and so will have almost none of the classic/idealistic good guys vs. bad, outlook. I fear these new movies will be much grittier (not a good thing in my opinion) and will make the characters much more "fallen" (even the good guys) in a way. In essence, he will take the "hero" out of the films, a "hero" in the purest sense as a new hope portrayed.

While the force awakens might be entertaining and emotionally charged, I think the magic of the original trilogies, (and the universe created therein) will be lost.

And yes, another great point ..... he has no experience in the space sci-fi realm.